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2:56 AM ET, June 12, 2022

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KXLY-TV:
Several people detained in Coeur d'Alene  —  COEUR D'ALENE, ID.  — Thirty-one people affiliated with the white nationalist group “Patriot Front” were arrested in downtown Coeur d'Alene Saturday.  —  Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said all 31 people are being charged with conspiracy to riot …
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Martha Bellisle / Associated Press:
31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event  —  Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.  —  The men were standing inside …
Discussion: Reuters and Fox News
Alan Halaly / The Daily Beast:
‘Losers!’:  Mob of White Supremacists Busted Near Idaho Pride Event  —  Police say they foiled Patriot Front's plans for a riot after a “concerned citizen” reported seeing a bunch of masked men in a U-Haul that “looked like a little army.”  —  Dozens of masked members of the white supremacist …
Discussion: HuffPost, RedState and KXLY-TV
Josh Lyle / KREM-TV:
‘They came to riot downtown’ |  Police arrest 31 people with ties to hate group, found inside U-haul  —  Police stopped a U-haul in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday and arrested 31 people inside who police say have ties to a hate group.  Police said they planned to riot.
Discussion: New York Post
NBC News:
31 linked to white nationalist group arrested near Pride event in Idaho  —  Idaho police arrest 31 linked to white nationalist group at Pride event: ‘They came to riot’  —  Thirty-one people affiliated with the white nationalist group Patriot Front were arrested near an annual LGBTQ+ event Saturday …
Discussion: Insider, The Hill and CBS News
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
The Google engineer who thinks the company's AI has come to life  —  AI ethicists warned Google not to impersonate humans.  Now one of Google's own thinks there's a ghost in the machine.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Google engineer Blake Lemoine opened his laptop to the interface for LaMDA …
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
The town crier  —  Deepening suspicions.  A parallel voting system.  Dumpster diving for documents.  In northwest Georgia, a woman known as ‘Burnitdown’ portends what the Trump movement is becoming.  —  In ROME, Ga.  —  The dumpster was at the end of a parking lot alongside the county election office.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Pence-world's final takedown of Trump's Jan. 6 bid to remain in power revealed in his lawyer's memo  —  A day before a mob of Donald Trump supporters smashed their way into the Capitol to disrupt the transfer of presidential power, then-Vice President Mike Pence's top lawyer dashed off a fateful memo.
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Committee Appears to Lay Out Road Map for Prosecuting Trump  —  The first prime-time hearing into the Jan. 6 attack confronted the fundamental question that has haunted Donald J. Trump since he left office: Should he be prosecuted in a criminal court?  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Discussion: Insider
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Does the Justice Department want to charge Trump?  Here's what could happen.  —  Liz Cheney's powerful remarks at Thursday night's Jan. 6 congressional hearing on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — which sounded a lot like a lawyer's opening statement at a criminal trial …
Discussion: Informed Comment
Stephen Prager / New York Sun:
‘Shut Down DC’ Protest Group Plans To Blockade Supreme Court on Day of Possible Abortion Ruling  —  The action is planned amid rising fears about the safety of Supreme Court justices following an arrest outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home.  —  Fencing is up around the U.S. Supreme Court on June 6, 2022.
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court justices should be able to feel safe at home
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
The Texas Tribune:
Protesters across U.S. and Texas join March for Our Lives rallies against gun violence  —  Outside the Capitol in Austin, relatives of Jackie Cazares, 9, and Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10, two of the 19 students killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, tearfully addressed a crowd.  —  Copy link
Discussion: KSAT-TV
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Nardine Saad / Los Angeles Times:
As Ezra Miller grooming allegations deepen, court ‘cannot locate or serve’ the actor  —  The parents of an 18-year-old from North Dakota have obtained a protective order against “The Flash” star Ezra Miller, adding another scandal for the embattled actor to contend with.
Kim Dotcom / Kim Dotcom dot dot dot:
Rest in Peace Finn Batato  —  Thank you for many great memories.  —  On the 11th of June 2022 my best friend Finn passed away.  —  Finn was my best friend and a great family man.  His top priority in life was the happiness of the people he cared about.  He was a wonderful host who loved to cook for his friends and family.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
DNC cuts 3 contenders as it chooses new early state presidential lineup  —  The Democratic National Committee narrowed its list of states vying for the early presidential nominating window from 20 to 17 on Saturday, cutting it ahead of their June meeting.  —  Three applicants — New York …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Brooks hits back at Trump over Britt endorsement  —  Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) criticized former President Trump for endorsing Alabama Republican Senate challenger Katie Britt, saying late Friday on Twitter that “Donald Trump is the only man in American politics who could get conned by Mitch McConnell twice in an Alabama Senate race.”
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Reuters:
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